Sentences with phrase «former leaders of the legislature»

Cuomo had proposed a number of changes in January to react to a wave of corruption that led to the convictions of the two former leader of the legislature on felony corruption charges.

Tuesday is not only New York's presidential primary, it also the day for two special elections to replace the disgraced former leaders of the legislature who lost their seats after being convicted on multiple felony corruption charges.

Government reformers say with a burgeoning scandal involving potential violations of campaign limits in Democratic Senate races in 2014, and the scheduled sentencing of the two former leaders of the legislature in early May, it's time to focus on ethics fixes.

Legislators, in an all night session, took the first step to change the state's constitution to require lawmakers convicted of a felony to forfeit their pensions, in answer to public outcry over dozens of Senators and Assembly members, including the two former leaders of the legislature keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

Back in January, Governor Cuomo proposed a number of changes in response to a wave of corruption that led to the convictions of the two former leaders of the legislature on felony corruption charges.

It comes as both former leaders of the legislature are being sentenced to prison for corruption.

Also, ethics reform remains unresolved, in a year when both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison for corruption, and state and federal prosecutors are looking at Governor Cuomo's economic development projects.

Both former leaders of the legislature face federal corruption trials next month, and the Attorney General's office has, along with the state Comptroller, probed the actions of dozens of elected officials, some resulting in charges and convictions.

Also, both former leaders of the legislature will be sentenced in the next few days on multiple felony convictions.

State Senate Republicans in the Elections Committee cast a vote on closing a campaign finance loophole, which has played a role in recent corruption trials of the former leaders of the legislature.

For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

Both former leaders of the legislature are awaiting prison sentences on corruption convictions involving their outside income.

During a year where both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for corruption after they abused their sources of outside income, Cuomo said he would seek to strictly limit lawmakers» ability to earn extra pay.

During a year where both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for corruption, after they abused their sources of outside income, Governor Cuomo said he'd seek to strictly limit lawmakers» ability to earn extra pay.

Dadey says the secretive budget is a potential breeding ground for corruption, at a time when both former leaders of the legislature are facing potentially long prison sentences later in April.

The use of LLC's by a real estate company Glenwood Management, and it's billionaire CEO Leonard Litwin, has factored in to high profile federal corruption cases against the two former leaders of the legislature.

The proposed changes are in response to the conviction of both former leaders of the legislature on multiple corruption charges, for essentially monetizing their positions of power in the legislature to illegally earn millions of dollars.

The New York State Assembly and Senate have released budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on ethics reform, even though both former leaders of the legislature face prison sentences over corruption convictions.

Numerous legislators have been indicted, convicted and even jailed in recent years, and both former leaders of the legislature face multiple corruption charges.

Ethics reform also remains unresolved, in a year when both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison for corruption, and state and federal prosecutors are looking at Governor Cuomo's economic development projects.

The governor's events come after a disappointing end of the legislative session, where Cuomo failed to convince lawmakers to make ethics changes, even though both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison for corruption.

Bharara also successfully prosecuted both former leaders of the legislature on corruption charges.

Ethics reform is being discussed, but in a year where both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison, and there's on going state and federal investigations of the governor's economic development programs, it's unclear what will ultimately be agreed upon.

The Assembly and Senate have released budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on ethics reform, even though both former leaders of the legislature face prison sentences over corruption convictions.

Expectations for major ethics reform in the state legislature are low, even though both former leaders of the legislature are facing prison time for corruption.

The U.S. Attorney said with the recent crime wave sweeping state government that's led to Bharara's successful prosecution of the former leaders of the legislature, some recent actions have been inappropriate.

2018 will be a year of criminal trials for former associates of Governor Cuomo, as well as the former leaders of the legislature.

Both former leaders of the legislature are eligible to collect state pensions for the rest of their lives.

For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

To add to the uncertain atmosphere, both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison earlier in May following corruption convictions.

Both former leaders of the legislature face federal corruption trials next month and the attorney general's office has, along with the state comptroller, probed the actions of dozens of elected officials, some resulting in charges and convictions.

Ethics reform is being discussed, but in a year where both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison, and ongoing state and federal investigations of the governor's economic development programs, it's unclear what will ultimately be agreed upon.

Both former leaders of the legislature face prison time for illegally manipulating their outside incomes for person gain.

Both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison terms.

Campaign contributions from limited liability companies (LLCs) factored heavily in the corruption cases against both former leaders of the legislature.

The LLC loophole has played a key role in the federal corruption trials of both former leaders of the legislature, and may be a factor in the ongoing federal probe of the governor's economic development projects.

Horner says Cuomo needs to deliver on the news reforms this year, when an unprecedented both former leaders of the legislature are now facing prison sentences for corruption, even if only to improve his record for the history books.

Lerner says the governor's support for closing the LLC loophole is key, but she says more needs to be done to change the state Capitol's culture of corruption, which has led to the conviction of both former leader of the legislature on multiple corruption convictions.

The governor has benefited from that system, and the abuse of the LLCs factored heavily in the public corruption trials against both former leaders of the legislature, who were convicted of numerous felonies.

Lerner says the governor's support for closing the LLC loophole is key, but she says more needs to be done to change the state Capitol's culture of corruption, that's led to sentencing dates in the next two weeks for both former leader of the legislature on multiple corruption convictions.

Campaign contributions from Limited Liability Companies factored heavily in the corruption cases against both former leaders of the legislature.

This is in answer to public outcry over dozens of senators and assemblymembers, including the two former leaders of the legislature, keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

Campaign contributions and alleged favors to real estate developers have figured in corruption charges against both former leaders of the legislature.

Also, ethics reform remains unresolved, in a year when both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison for corruption, and state and federal prosecutors are looking at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development projects.

And he says many of JCOPE's secrecy rules and the power to quell investigations came at the insistence of the former leaders of the legislature, who are now facing corruption trails in November.